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Alesis QuadraSynth Plus Reference Manual

Alesis QuadraSynth Plus Reference Manual (191 pages)

Alesis QuadraSynth Plus Audio-Keyboard: Reference Manual

Brand: Alesis | Category: Electronic Keyboard | Size: 1.5 MB

Table of Contents

Grounding Instructions
2
Important Safety Instructions
2
Table of Contents
4
1 : Setting up

8
- Unpacking and Inspection
  8
- AC Power
  8
- Line Conditioners and Protectors
  9
- About Audio Cables
  11
- Basic Audio Hookup
  11
- A Word about Sound Bridge
  13
2 : Your First Session with the Quadrasynth Plus

14
- Powering up
  14
- Adjusting the Display Contrast
  14
- Playing the Demo Sequence
  16
- Enabling General MIDI Mode
  16
- Playing the Quadrasynth Plus
  17
- Program Mode and MIX Mode
  17
- Auditioning Internal Programs
  19
- Selecting Banks
  19
- Selecting the MIDI Channel
  19
- Realtime Performance Functions
  21
- The Quad Knobs
  21
- Auditioning MIX Play Mode
  22
- Selecting Banks
  22
- Editing a MIX
  24
- Setting the Effects Level
  26
3 : Connections

28
- Basic MIDI Hookup
  28
- Example 1: Master Controller for Live Use
  29
- Example 2: Using an External Sequencer
  30
- About the Keyboard Mode
  32
- Pedal and Footswitch Hookup
  32
- Digital Audio/Optical Hookup
  34
- Recording Digital Audio
  34
- 48 Khz Clock In23
  34
4 : Overview

36
- Basic Architecture
  36
- Quadrasynth Plus Polyphony
  36
- Modes
  37
- Program Play Mode
  37
- MIX Play Mode
  37
- Program Edit Mode
  37
- MIX Edit Mode
  38
- Effects Edit Mode
  38
- Global Edit Mode
  38
- Store Mode
  38
- Compare Mode
  38
- The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters
  40
- About the Display
  40
- MIDI Buttons
  41
- Quad Knob Editing
  41
- Parameter Editing
  42
- Direct Function Selection
  44
- Editing Program Parameters
  44
- Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes
  45
- Resetting a Parameter Value
  47
- Comparing Edited and Stored Versions
  47
- Preset Memory and User Memory
  47
- Storing
  49
- Store a Program
  49
- Copying Effects between Programs
  51
- Store an Effect
  51
- Store a MIX
  51
- To Audition Programs before Storing
  53
5 : Editing Mixes

57
- What Is a MIX
  57
- MIX Edit Mode
  57
- Understanding the Edit Buffers
  58
- Program Assign for each MIDI Channel
  60
- Level Setting for each Program
  60
- Pitch
  62
- Setting the Range and MIDI Switches
  62
- Transmitting MIDI Volume and Panning
  64
- Effects in MIX Play Mode
  65
- Effect Level
  65
- Effect
  65
- Naming a MIX
  66
- Polyphony in MIX Play Mode
  67
- Using the Quadrasynth Plus as a Master Keyboard
  67
- Setting MIDI out Channels for MIX in Global Mode
  67
6 : Editing Programs

69
- Overview
  69
- The "Normalized" Synth Voice
  69
- How the Quadrasynth Generates Sound
  70
- Program Sound Layers
  70
- Quadrasynth Plus Signal Flow
  71
- The Four Sounds of a Program
  71
- Voice
  72
- Lowpass Filter
  72
- Amp
  73
- About Modulation
  73
- Envelopes
  75
- About Signal Processing
  75
- Drum Mode
  76
- Program Edit Functions
  78
- Assign Voice
  78
- Level
  80
- Effect Level
  80
- Pitch
  81
- Filter
  84
- Amp
  87
- Range
  88
- Pitch LFO
  92
  - Pitch Lfo
    97
  - Filter Lfo
    100
- Pitch Envelope
  103
- Filter Envelope
  108
- Amp Envelope
  112
- Tracking Generator
  116
- Name
  118
- Misc
  119
- Programming Drum Sounds
  119
  - Assign Voice
    120
  - Level
    120
- Effects Level
  121
  - Pitch
    121
  - Filter
    121
  - Range
    122
- Amp Envelope
  122
- Copying Sounds
  124
- Copying Effects
  124
- Initializing Programs
  125
- Editing Effects
  126
- Setting Effects Send Levels
  127
- Editing Effects
  127
7 Editing Effects

129
- Storing Effect Patches in Program Mode
  130
- Storing Effect Patches in MIX Mode
  130
- Copying Effect Patches
  132
- Configurations
  132
- Reverb
  132
- Delay
  132
- Pitch
  132
- Overdrive
  141
  - Reverb Type
    146
  - Reverb Level
    160
8 Global Settings

164
- Editing Global Parameters
  164
- LCD Contrast
  164
- General MIDI Mode
  164
- Enabling General MIDI Mode Via MIDI
  164
- Keyboard Curve
  165
- Keyboard Transpose
  165
  - Reset Controllers a – D
    166
  - Controllers a – D Mode
    167
- Pedal 1 and 2 Assignment
  168
- Using Pedals to Control Volume or Modulation
  168
- MIDI Program Select
  168
- Receiving and Transmitting Bank Change Message
  169
- Edit Mode
  169
- Khz Clock Input
  170
9 MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations

171
Appendix A: Trouble-Shooting 123

175
- Re-Initializing
  175
- Checking Software Version
  176
- Maintenance/Service
  176
- Cleaning
  176
- Obtaining Repair Service
  176
Appendix B: MIDI Supplement 127

180
- MIDI Basics
  180
- MIDI Hardware
  180
- MIDI Message Basics
  181
- Channel Messages: Mode Messages
  181
- Channel Messages: Voice Messages
  181
- System Common Messages
  184
- General MIDI
  184
- MIDI Implementation Chart
  187
Appendix C: Parameters Index 133

188
- Program Parameters
  188
- MIX Parameters
  190
- Index
  190

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